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Aircraft

Tamarack Returns To Installing Active Winglets

Tamarack says it has taken three deposits and scheduled two installations in as many weeks for its Atlas active winglets.
Rotorcraft

Russia Resurrects Stored Ka-29s

The growth in Russia’s assault ship capability has created a renewed demand for the shipborne assault support Ka-29 helicopter.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Robinson Helicopter Adds New MRO Facility

To maximize efficiency, Robinson organized the new space around the flow of parts.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mid-Continent Adds Dealer to Trig Avionics' Bona Fides

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has been Trig's exclusive service center for North America since 2013.
Avionics

Daedalean Steps Up Autonomous Flight Control Efforts

Artificial intelligence specialist Daedalean has raised further capital to support efforts to develop DAL-A autopilots to support autonomous aircraft.
Aircraft

Icon Aircraft Delivers 100th A5

Icon Aircraft's production rates are accelerating as the 100th A5 is delivered.
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Women's Champion Chabrian To Retire from WAI

Chabrian has steered WAI into an organization that has 14,000 members and has facilitated the award of $12.5 million in scholarships.
Aircraft

Comac Forges Ahead with C919 Flight Tests

The C919 program is advancing steadily as the ARJ21 starts commercial operations with a second operator.
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Fuel

NTSB Issues Warning: 'Don't Foul The Fuel!'

The NTSB alert outlines several incidents involving DEF contamination and provides guidance on avoiding such an event.
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Aircraft

Russian Minister Sees Larger Market for SSJ100

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft's market for the SSJ100 should be much larger, but trade restrictions are holding it back.
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FBOs

Shell Aviation Network Expands in New England

Columbia Air Services FBOs in Bar Harbor, Maine and Rutland, Vermont are the latest to join the Titan Aviation Fuels-distributed network.
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Sustainability and Environment

North Dakota Company's Jet To Hunt Florida Storms

Weather Modification International's Citation II will participate in a program with the University of North Dakota and the U.S. Navy on thunderstorms.
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Aircraft

VTOL Startup Pegasus Brings Irons on Board as CEO

The company is planning investor events this fall as it looks to raise money to bring its turboshaft-powered Pegasus One VTOL to market.
Regulations and Government

Dickson Confirmation Widely Welcomed Within Industry

In confirming Dickson, the Senate agreed to a waiver that would enable Dan Elwell to return to the deputy administrator's post.

The Connected Cabin

How to Prepare Your Aircraft for the Digital Age
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Aircraft

Embry-Riddle Looks to Restock Cessna Skyhawk Fleet

Embry-Riddle's memorandum of understanding calls for the purchase of at least 60 Cessna Skyhawks between 2019 and 2022.
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Airports

Amsterdam Schiphol Ops Back to Normal After Fuel System Fault

jAmsterdam's airport operator vows to conduct independent investigations into the outage that halted jet A refueling.
Avionics

U.S. Bizav Fleet Reaches 77 Percent ADS-B Equipage

With less than half a year before the FAA mandate takes effect, nearly 4,000 business aircraft have yet to be modified.
Aircraft

Southwest Nixes 737 Max Flights for Rest of 2019

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has removed the Max from its flight schedule through January 5.
Regulations and Government

Fuel Fraud Repeal Gains Traction Under Plane Act

A GAO study estimated that the aviation trust fund may have lost well over $1 billion because of the nearly 15-year-old fuel fraud tax law.
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Rotorcraft

More Safety Training For Primary Helo Students Urged

Safety tools should be incorporated in primary, recurrent helo pilot training, says professor.
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NPKB Unveils Alternative Carrier Design for Russian Navy

The Lamantin project draws heavily on the work performed by NPKB to adapt the Vikramaditya for STOBAR operations by the Indian Navy
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Rotorcraft

CHC Heli CEO Fessenden Resigns

Dave Balevic will serve as interim CEO of CHC.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Adding Sigint Capabilities to Triton

Fielding expanded mission capabilities for the unmanned Trito patroller is timed to coincide with the expected out-of-service date for the EP-3E Orion.
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Aircraft

Light Aircraft Group Optimistic on Coming Rule Changes

The Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association leader told journalists he sees good news on the horizon for LSAs.
Avionics

Aspen Drives Price Down With Painless Upgrades

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Aspen believes avionics should be able to grow with a pilot's needs.
Aircraft

RDD Enterprises Wants to Upgrade Amateur-built Hot Rod

Three experienced GA veterans have a business plan built on completing 10 airplanes per year.
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Rotorcraft

Elevated UAM Landing Sites Pose Challenges

Expert cautions care in designing rooftop landing pads for eVTOLs.
Aircraft

'Electrolite' Ultralight Announced

Deliveries of Aeromarine LSA's $20,000 all-electric Part 103 ultralight will begin later this year.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Redesigned Sabrewing Cargo Drone Can Carry Much More

Sabrewing cargo drone has a range of up to 1,000 nm and a useful load of 8,000 lbs.